Mike Davis (basketball, born 1988) explained

Mike Davis
Position:Power forward / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:225
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:21 October 1988
Birth Place:Alexandria, Virginia
High School:T. C. Williams (Alexandria, Virginia)
College:Illinois (2007–2011)
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2012
Team1:BC Ferro-ZNTU
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years3:2013
Team3:Maratonistas de Coamo
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:BC Kyiv
Years5:2014
Team5:Metros de Santiago
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:Adanaspor
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:Best Balıkesir
Years8:2016–2017
Team8:Westchester Knicks
Years9:2018–2019
Team9:Capital City Go-Go
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2009)
  • Third-team team All-Big Ten – Media (2009)
  • 2× Honorable mention All-Big Ten (2010, 2011)

Michael Edward Davis[1] (born October 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Illinois.

High school career

Davis attended T. C. Williams High School under coach Ivan Thomas. As a senior, he averaged 17.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks helping T. C. Williams to reach a 25–4 record, Region and Patriot District titles and the quarterfinals of the Virginia Group AAA state tournament. For that he won the Northern Region Player of the Year award and a second-team All-Metro selection by the Washington Post.[2]

College career

After graduating high school, Davis attended Illinois. In his senior season, he was the only Illini to start all 34 games where he averaged 12.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 33 minutes, being second in the team in scoring.[3]

When he graduated, he was second on Illinois' all-time rebounding list with 909 boards, No. 22 on Illini all-time scoring list with 1,279 points and third in school history in games played with 138.

College statistics

College YearGP MIN SPG BPG RPG APG PPG FG%FT%3P%
Illinois2007–0834 10.4 0.2 0.411.79 0.3 2.6 .439 .469 .000
Illinois2008–0934 30.8 0.7 0.65 8.09 1.9 11.2 .533 .683 .000
Illinois2009–1036 32.2 0.5 0.64 9.17 0.9 10.7 .473 .631 .000
Illinois2010–1134 33.0 0.9 0.76 7.15 1.6 12.5 .529 .706 .000

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Davis signed with BC Ferro-ZNTU of the Ukrainian SuperLeague on August 3, 2011.[4] In 31 games, he averaged 11.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.8 blocks in 28.2 minutes.[5]

In November, 2012, Davis was selected with the 5th overall pick of the 2012 NBA Development League draft by the Reno Bighorns[6] and was traded later to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[7] In 49 games, he averaged 7.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 23.1 minutes. Later, he joined the Maratonistas de Coamo of Puerto Rico, where he averaged 12.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in seven games.

On August 30, 2013, Davis signed with BC Kyiv[8] where he averaged 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds in Superleague and 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in Eurochallenge.[9] On February 27, 2014, Davis was waived by Kyiv. On May 3, Davis signed with Metros de Santiago of Dominican Republic.[10]

In July, 2014, Davis signed with Adanaspor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[11] In 36 games, he averaged 20.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks in 35.6 minutes.

In July, 2015, Davis signed with Best Balıkesir of the Turkish Basketball First League, where he averaged 14.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.9 blocks in 32.1 minutes.

On November 30, 2016, Davis was acquired by the Westchester Knicks. On December 10, he made his debut for the Knicks in a 105–94 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue, recording three rebounds in 11 minutes off the bench.[12] On February 28, 2017, he was waived by the Knicks.[13]

For the 2017–18 season, Davis was added to the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[14] On November 5, 2018, Davis was waived by the Capital City Go-Go.[15]

Personal life

The son of Steven and Tangie Davis, he has a sister. He majored in recreation, sport and tourism-sport management.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Edward Davis profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113113354/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6055154/playerview.html. dead. November 13, 2015. FIBA.com. December 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Illinois bio . FightingIllini.com . December 2, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20141209044344/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/davis_mike00.html . December 9, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Katie. Hatch. WESTCHESTER KNICKS ACQUIRE MIKE DAVIS. NBA.com. November 30, 2016. December 2, 2016. December 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203131721/http://westchester.dleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-acquire-mike-davis/. dead.
  4. Web site: Ferro-ZNTU lands rookie Mike Davis. Sportando.com. August 3, 2011. December 2, 2016.
  5. Web site: Mike Davis Player Profile. RealGM.com. December 2, 2016.
  6. Web site: JaJuan Johnson, Goudelock Become Top-2 Picks In 2012 D-League Draft. Sportando.com. November 5, 2012. December 2, 2016.
  7. Web site: Skyforce Acquires Davis from BayHawks. OurSportsCentral.com. November 5, 2012. December 2, 2016.
  8. Web site: BC Kyiv signs Mike Davis. Sportando.com. August 30, 2013. December 2, 2016.
  9. Web site: BC Kyiv waive Mike Davis. Sportando.com. February 27, 2014. December 2, 2016.
  10. Web site: LNB - MIKE DAVIS NUEVO REFUERZO DE METROS, SE UNE A OLLIE BAILEY. DominicanosEnBasket.com. May 3, 2014. December 2, 2016. Spanish. December 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203125704/http://www.dominicanosenbasket.com/2014/05/lnb-mike-davis-nuevo-refuerzo-de-metros.html. dead.
  11. Web site: MICHAEL DAVİS VE KEREM ÖZKAN ADANASPOR'DA. AdanasporKulubu.com. December 3, 2016. Turkish.
  12. Web site: Blue Hold Off Knicks. NBA.com. December 10, 2016. December 11, 2016. December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221204756/http://dleague.nba.com/games/20161210/WESOKL/. dead.
  13. Web site: Westchester Knicks Acquire Travis Trice II, Waive Mike Davis. NBA.com. February 28, 2017. February 28, 2017. March 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301180156/http://westchester.dleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-acquire-travis-trice-ii-waive-mike-davis/. dead.
  14. Web site: Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster. NBA.com. October 21, 2018. October 21, 2018. October 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232741/https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-announce-training-camp-dates-and-roster/. dead.
  15. Web site: Go-Go Claim Oleksandr Kobets. NBA.com. November 5, 2018. November 5, 2018. November 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106133005/https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-claim-kobets/. dead.